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in: Episodes, Season 2, Episodes focusing on Numbuh 2, Episodes focusing on Mr. Fizz

Operation: P.O.P.

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"Operation: P.O.P."
Season 2, Episode 14
P.O.P.
Mission: 028
Production Code: 14a
Airdate: October 3, 2003
Credits
Writer(s): Mr. Warburton
Mo Willems
Storyboards by: Matt Peters
Abigail Nesbitt
Episode Guide
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Preteens Oppose Prohibition

Operation: P.O.P. is the 2nd story in the 1st episode of Season 2 of Codename: Kids Next Door. It first aired on October 3, 2003 on Cartoon Network and was the first appearance of Mr. Fizz.

Information[]

Summary[]

The KND's soda pop is sought out by an evil industrialist. The legal age for drinking soda has been changed to 13. Numbuh 2 is caught selling illegal soda at a local bar and discovers a conspiracy to bottle kids.

Plot[]

The legal age for drinking soda has been changed to 13, so numerous underground soda bars have appeared. Numbuh 2 is caught selling illegal soda at a local bar by Mr. Fizz, who takes him in for questioning. Numbuh 2 remains defiant, even after Mr. Fizz (wishing there was a way to bottle the precociousness of children until they grow up) reveals the rest of his team has already been captured, and their combined supportive cheering causes the villain to lock Sector V in his office and storm out for a drink.

While Mr. Fizz is gone, Numbuh 5 uses Numbuh 2's rare #73 Yipper Card - payment for his soda shipment - to open the door of the interrogation room. As Numbuh 2 complains about the action bending the corner of his new card, Mr. Fizz sends his goons to recapture the kids. Numbuh 1 leads the team through a door to hide, but they find themselves in a shadowy factory where children are being stuffed into bottles.

As Sector V gazes at the horrible process, Mr. Fizz appears, bragging that his plan will keep children under control and unable to drink soda. Plus, he plans on putting his KND Victims into bottles. Stunned at the evil scheme, Numbuh 5 declares that Mr. Fizz is crazy and that "Nobody bottles the Kids Next Door!" The others agree with another round of cacophonous ranting; combined with the ever-present sounds of machinery around them, the racket causes Mr. Fizz to snap before he could explain.

With a bellow of "SOOOOOODAAAAAAA!!!", Mr. Fizz encases himself in armor made of soda barrels, bottles, and miscellaneous plastic parts. He proceeds to unleash a furious barrage of ultra-sticky soda, pinning Numbuh 4 to the conveyor belt leading to the bottling machine. In response, Numbuh 1 sends Numbuhs 2 and 3 to stop the conveyor belt while he and Numbuh 5 free Numbuh 4. Seeing this, Mr. FIzz aims at Numbuh 3, but a thrown bottle from Numbuh 2 throws off his aim - and causes him to hit Numbuh 1 instead.

Dodging Mr. Fizz's high-sugar shots, Numbuh 5 jumps on the conveyor belt to save her trapped comrades. At the same time, Numbuh 2 pulls a lever to stop the machine, inadvertantly sending Numbuh 5 flying into the bottling mechanism. As Numbuh 3 jumps on the main conveyor belt, Mr. Fizz pins Numbuh 2 with his soda and reactivates the machine, bottling Numbuhs 5, 1, and 4 in rapid succession. As Mr. FIzz jumps onto the conveyor himself, bent on forcing Numbuh 3 into the bottler, Numbuh 2 manages to free himself and stop the machine once again. Unfortunately, he is a little too late to save Numbuh 3, who stumbles off the belt and into a bottle.

Frustrated, Numbuh 2 restarts the machine, causing Mr. FIzz to stagger forward. Struck by inspiration, Numbuh 2 begins rapidly switching the machine on and off, shaking the villain as he yells protest because shaking soda gets it fizzy and explodes out After a while, Numbuh 2 stops the belt for good, allowing Mr. Fizz to swear vengeance; before he can do anything, the carbonation in his suit bubbles over, causing his armor to explode spectacularly.

In the aftermath, the freed kids enjoy bottles of soda as Numbuh 2 (holding one of Mr. Fizz's armor hands that can shoot out sticky soda) forces a defeated Mr. Fizz to open bottles in search of Numbuh 5.

Featured[]

KND Operatives

Allies

Villains

Cameos

Locations

Villain Technology

Transcript[]

Operation: P.O.P./Transcript

Gallery[]

Operation: P.O.P./Gallery

Trivia[]

  • While Mr. Fizz is shown actively searching for Numbuh 5 at the episode's end, he doesn't ever mention Numbuhs 1, 3, or 4 even though they all got stuffed into bottles too. It is possible that Numbuhs 1, 3, and 4 were freed and that only Numbuh 5 was still missing because she was the only one being put away inside a crate.
  • This episode is a parody of the American prohibition act (the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution), except instead of alcohol, the prohibition is on soda (Soda Control Act).
  • This and the previous episode "Operation: C.A.T.S." first aired on the premiere night of Cartoon Network's Fridays (also known as The New Fridays at the time of its premiere).
    • This episode first aired before "Operation: C.A.T.S." did.
  • It should be noted that Mr. Fizz's main motivation is to prevent kids from getting "hopped up" on caffeine even though it's root-beer that's getting consumed, which typically doesn't have caffeine.
  • The way Numbuh 5 uses the Yipper card to open the door is the same way a credit card is usually used to open doors in shows/films.

Series Continuity[]

  • This is the first appearance of Mr. Fizz, whose soda-craze sets up Numbuh 2 to be his arch nemesis through the series.
  • This is the first time we see Lime Rickey's Bar. It returns in the comic of the same name, and the episode, "Operation: S.I.X.".
  • Several characters from "Operation: Z.O.O." appear in Lime Rickey's Bar:
    • Matt the bouncer was the Schoolyard Bully.
    • Leaky Leona, Eggbert Eggleston, and the large-nosed girl appear as customers by the bar.
    • Margie was part of the Gossipy Kids group. The rest of the group, save from blond kid, appear in different spots through the room.
    • Three of the four kids from the Nerd enclosure appear in the crowd.

Pop Culture References[]

  • The voice for Mr. Fizz came when Jeff Bennett absent-mindedly started doing a Ricardo Montalban impression while recording dialogue for Mr. Boss in Season 1.[1]
  • Mr. Fizz yelling, "I need soda!", his armor, and the merging with it are a parody of the 1980s cartoon, toyline, and comic "The Centurions", in which the merging scene spoofs how the Centurions would merge with their weapons in the cartoon.
    • His mask constantly letting him drink soda is a reference to Bane and his dependence on Venom from the Batman franchise.

Errors/Goofs[]

  • In the initial bar scene, some characters appear more than once in the room.
  • Mr. Fizz swap between which hand he drinks with.
  • The boy with the glasses has a male voice before being bottled, and afterwards a screaming female voice used seconds earlier for a girl character.
  • Numbuh 2 moved the lever to stop the belt. Then after Numbuh 3 was bottled, he moves the lever again to stop the belt again, which somehow started moving again.
  • The lever can now change the direction of the belt, while it earlier could only start and stop.

Voice Credits[]

References[]

  1. ↑ warburtonlabs: KND STORYBOARD PAGES (season two part 1)


Codename: Kids Next Door Episodes
Season One Episodes

1. Operation: C.A.K.E.D./Diseasy Does It/No P in the Ool
2. Operation: I.-S.C.R.E.A.M./Operation: C.A.N.N.O.N.
3. Operation: N.O.-P.O.W.U.H./Operation: T.E.E.T.H.
4. Operation: P.I.R.A.T.E./Operation: C.O.W.G.I.R.L.
5. Operation: T.U.R.N.I.P./Operation: M.I.N.I.-G.O.L.F.
6. Operation: O.F.F.I.C.E./Operation: A.R.C.T.I.C.

7. Operation: L.I.C.E./Operation: L.I.Z.Z.I.E.
8. Operation: T.H.E.-F.L.Y./Operation: P.O.I.N.T.
9. Operation: C.A.B.L.E.-T.V./Operation: C.A.M.P.
10. Operation: T.O.M.M.Y./Operation: C.H.A.D.
11. Operation: P.I.A.N.O./Operation: Z.O.O.
12. Operation: Q.U.I.E.T./Operation: R.A.I.N.B.O.W.S.
13. Operation: G.R.O.W.-U.P.

Kids next door s1

Season Two Episodes

1. Operation: C.A.T.S./Operation: P.O.P.
2. Operation: S.P.A.N.K./Operation: D.A.T.E.
3. Operation: S.U.P.P.O.R.T./Operation: T.A.P.I.O.C.A.
4. Operation: M.O.V.I.E./Operation: F.A.S.T.-F.O.O.D.
5. Operation: S.H.A.V.E./Operation: O.O.M.P.P.A.H.
6. Operation: F.L.A.V.O.R./Operation: K.I.S.S.

7. Operation: G.H.O.S.T./Operation: F.U.G.I.T.I.V.E.
8. Operation: T.H.E.-S.H.O.G.U.N./Operation: C.O.L.L.E.G.E.
9. Operation: R.E.P.O.R.T./Operation: B.R.I.E.F.
10. Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-T.W.O./Operation: S.P.A.C.E.
11. Operation: B.E.A.C.H./Operation: U.N.D.E.R.C.O.V.E.R.
12. Operation: D.O.G.F.I.G.H.T./Operation: T.R.I.P.
13. Operation: E.N.D.

Kids next door s2

Season Three Episodes

1. Operation: F.U.T.U.R.E.
2. Operation: A.F.L.O.A.T./Operation: L.E.A.D.E.R.
3. Operation: U.T.O.P.I.A./Operation: R.O.B.B.E.R.S.
4. Operation: F.O.U.N.T.A.I.N.
5. Operation: B.U.T.T./Operation: T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.
6. Operation: A.R.C.H.I.V.E./Operation: S.L.U.M.B.E.R.

7. Operation: P.I.N.K.E.Y.E./Operation: K.A.S.T.L.E.
8. Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-T.H.R.E.E./Operation: L.O.C.K.D.O.W.N.
9. Operation: H.U.G.S./Operation: J.E.W.E.L.S.
10. Operation: G.R.A.D.U.A.T.E.S.
11. Operation: T.R.I.C.K.Y./Operation: U.N.C.O.O.L.
12. Operation: P.R.E.S.I.D.E.N.T./Operation: H.O.S.P.I.T.A.L.
13. Operation: S.P.R.O.U.T./Operation: H.O.U.N.D.

Kids next door s3

Season Four Episodes

1. Operation: R.A.B.B.I.T./Operation: F.L.U.S.H.
2. Operation: F.O.O.D.F.I.T.E./Operation: C.L.U.E.S.
3. Operation: N.U.G.G.E.T./Operation: M.A.C.A.R.R.O.N.I.
4. Operation: P.O.O.L.
5. Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.O.U.R.
6. Operation: S.I.T.T.E.R./Operation: S.A.T.U.R.N.

7. Operation: C.H.O.C.O.L.A.T.E./Operation: M.A.T.A.D.O.R.
8. Operation: L.U.N.C.H./Operation: M.U.N.C.H.I.E.S.
9. Operation: K.N.O.T./Operation: C.L.O.S.E.T.
10. Operation: S.N.O.W.I.N.G.
11. Operation: M.A.U.R.I.C.E.
12. Operation: L.O.V.E./Operation: C.O.U.C.H.
13. Operation: D.O.D.G.E.B.A.L.L./Operation: F.E.R.A.L.

Kids next door s4

Season Five Episodes

1. Operation: N.A.U.G.H.T.Y.
2. Operation: E.L.E.C.T.I.O.N.S.
3. Operation: D.U.C.K.Y./Operation: D.I.A.P.E.R.
4. Operation: B.U.L.L.I.E.S./Operation: F.I.S.H.Y.
5. Operation: B.R.E.A.K.U.P./Operation: S.A.F.A.R.I.
6. Operation: V.I.R.U.S./Operation: O.U.T.B.R.E.A.K.

7. Operation: C.A.N.Y.O.N./Operation: H.O.L.I.D.A.Y.
8. Operation: C.A.K.E.D.-F.I.V.E.
9. Operation: R.E.C.R.U.I.T./Operation: D.A.D.D.Y.
10. Operation: C.L.O.W.N./Operation: S.P.A.N.K.E.N.S.T.I.N.E.
11. Operation: H.O.T.S.T.U.F.F./Operation: M.I.S.S.I.O.N.
12. Operation: L.I.C.O.R.I.C.E./Operation: H.O.M.E.
13. Operation: I.T.

Kids next door s5

Season Six Episodes

1. Operation: S.A.F.E.T.Y.
2. Operation: E.N.G.L.A.N.D./Operation: A.W.A.R.D.S.
3. Operation: R.E.C.E.S.S./Operation: H.A.M.S.T.E.R.
4. Operation: W.H.I.T.E.H.O.U.S.E.
5. Operation: S.P.I.N.A.C.H./Operation: M.E.S.S.A.G.E.
6. Operation: B.R.I.D.G.E./Operation: S.I.X.
7. Operation: T.R.I.C.Y.C.L.E.

8. Operation: C.R.I.M.E./Operation: P.A.R.T.Y.
9. Operation: D.O.G.H.O.U.S.E./Operation: P.L.A.N.E.T.
10. Operation: S.C.I.E.N.C.E./Operation: A.M.I.S.H.
11. Operation: G.I.R.L.F.R.I.E.N.D.
12. Operation: C.A.R.A.M.E.L./Operation: M.O.O.N.
13. Operation: T.R.E.A.T.Y.

Kids next door s6

Movies and Specials

1. Operation: Z.E.R.O.
2. The Grim Adventures of the KND

3. Operation: I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S.
4. The Lost Cases of the Tree House

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